I think this Panera is pretty good, came here for a bagels. But I will say that Saturday morning does get packed. So gotta get here pretty early, but when you need a place for studying or reading this is an excellent place during the week to come. read more

No comment on service because there was zero human contact. You order through a kiosk, then someone just yells your number & you go and grab your food from the counter. A worker came out and looked at us and then quickly ran back. lmao Place was nice. Food was good. I have no complaints. read more

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This Panera Bread is an embarrassment. I do not know why I continue to try and eat here when they never have what I want in stock. Good luck trying to get an Asiago bagel or some soup here, because they aren't gonna have it. read more

As I was eating my strawberry capris salad, I realize they gave me strawberry poppyseed salad. I looked at Google reviews and noticed the photos of salads posted, that they do not use Romain lettuce, only iceberg (not my fav). read more

Panera Bread - Strawberry poppyseed salad - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

I received wrong order. I paid almost forty bucks for delivery. The order I received had wilted lettuce and wilted cucumbers. I spoke to manager and she handled the problem well after i called their 800 customer service number and they told me it would take 30 business days for a refund! read more

Horrible horrible service. On top of the fact order is always wrong when going through drive thru!! This is the worst Panera I've ever gone to read more

Great salads and soups. Quick and friendly service. One of my favorite healthier quick lunch spots. The inside has booths and tables and I would compare it to a diner like atmosphere. read more

Don't bother going past 7pm to this location. The last three times I've gone they've been out of bread, avocado or both. Very disappointing.

Every single table in the restaurant is dirty and horribly sticky. Told the worker to wash it again and it made no difference. They should really reconsider the cleaner that they use because it smells terrible. read more

Panera Bread - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

This place has the worst bagels from any Panera I have ever visited. Please see photos. The bagel on the left is from the streamwood, il location and is a 1/3 bigger than the crap they gave me at Carpentersville which is on the right. The crap on the right tastes denser, as if they didn't allow time for bagel to poof up. I bought their baker dozen and will never make that mistake again. read more

Panera Bread - Bagel on the right is from the Panera in Streamwood, IL. The crap on the left is in Carpentersville, IL. Clear size difference. - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

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I only ran in to pick up a baguette. The lady and her two kids in front of me really hasn't started ordering, but she has the cashiers attention. While asking questions about the food, the sides and the drinks she still hasn't made any choices. All I wanted was the bread. This goes on for many many minutes. The woman and her kids gazing aimlessly at the menu, asking many questions and choosing nothing. Finally she makes an order, about fifty bucks of stuff to go. Clearly buying fir a big group. Read back to her the order needed many corrections. Finally after more than ten minutes I got the dang bread. Why someone didn't step up to help the next customer is beyond me. Short handed I guess. read more

Panera Bread - Dining room - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

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I stopped in to meet a colleague for a work discussion. All I wanted was a cup of coffee and there were at least 3 customers in front of me. I waited patiently , but each order was included more items than I hoped. There was one worker and she was doing her best to keep up with a positive attitude. When I ordered my coffee, she handed me the cup and said thank you for waiting and have a good day, it is on us. This went such a long way, and I have probably told at least 10 people how impressed I was. Because she recognized how long I waited and offered me the cup of coffee, made my day. Thank you so much. read more

Bait and switch!! Advertised promotion on TV AND on their site: 20% off on their Pick Two menu for members program. We have been members for years. Checked site before walking in, asked cashier before placing order and were told YES it applies. Between placing the order and paying another cashier stepped in. Checked receipt and we had been charged full price. Questioned cashier and she called over another woman manager who said she had no knowledge of the promotion and IF it existed it was probably expired. When I showed it to her on their site on my phone she said they do honor anything but members points. She started to turn the screen around so I could see my points and I said it wasn't necessary as I BELIEVED HER and the promotion had nothing to do with anything past proving you were a member. She was quite nasty, at which time I told her that location had lost us, and anyone else that knows us as customers. read more

Came on a Friday at 11am. No bakery items left but French bread and cinnamon bagels. Tried to order an egg sandwich and was told no as it was after 10:30. I'm so confused why this is a thing... but fine. I ask if I can have a soufflé then and she has to ask a manager. They are ALREADY MADE and on display. Bizarre. Was handed the soufflé in its paper dish and some disposable fork and a cup for my coffee. Coffee wasn't even luke warm, no cream out, half and half was empty and no raw sugar packets. $10 for what?? Ew. Will not be back. read more

Great Ambiance and friendly staff. Good food and drinks...................................................................................................... read more

Baja Grain Bowl: contained 4 small dry pieces of Chicken about 2 inches big. Also included only 2 small slices of avocado. Payed $18 to get a low quality meal and that is so disappointing. Fruit bowl: payed $4 for this small cup not to be full. Crazy Megan on the other hand is great! She is supper nice and has a great attitude. Wish the food was as amazing as the service. read more

Panera Bread - Baja Baja Grain Bowl with Chicken - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

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Recently, my co workers and I have been having lunch at the Panera Bread in West Dundee. Our food is wonderful, hot, big portions and great to taste. The staff there has gone above and beyond to assist us. Recently I had forgotten to order the additional $1 cup of soup. I came back to the counter and explained and the staff helped me get the promotion and with a smile! read more

I'm not sure if the girl taking my order was newer? Or was more used to taking orders in Spanish? But it took me 2-3 minutes to order a breakfast sandwich and an iced latte. When she read my order back to me she said Carmel latte instead of vanilla, but I had been awkwardly standing there for so long that I just wanted it to be done, and I really like Carmel lattes so I was like sure, Carmel. When I got my sandwich 5 or so minutes later (no one inside, but they have a drive thru too) it ended up being a sausage egg and cheese sandwich instead of bacon. Everyone was nice, and I got sort of what I ordered...but it was slow and clearly needs some restructuring and people need more training. read more

The location and employees are fine. My complaint is with the inflation of prices coupled with the shrinkflation of size/quality of baked goods. 1. The "pecan braid" was replaced with a smaller, low quality, bakery "thing" 2. Now I find that the "chocolate croissant" has been replaced with a smaller, low quality, bakery "thing". When I pay $30+ for two breakfast sandwiches, two coffees and to pastry items I expect "pastry" not crap. I don't blame the employees but if I were them I would be ashamed at what some slimy middle or upper management tool has done to the reputation of this company with their crappy pastry quality and size shrinkflation. read more

I'm not really a franchise fan... I had the pepperoni and chicken flatbread pizza... very good , fast and friendly service ... good selection on the menu... was a good experience, I'll will be returning.. read more

Panera Bread - Panera's bread - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

Breakfast sandwich was disgusting. Burned bun, burned bacon, I ordered over easy egg but was given scrambled, and then to wrap it all up, they did not put cheese on the sandwich. I normally like Panera but this one is awful. read more

Panera Bread - Bacon Egg and Cheese - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

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I think it's crazy that Panera can't get you a soup by 10am. Let's be honest, the soup is in a bag and it can just be poured out and warmed up. I'm a teacher and I only have a little time to get out and grab lunch, and unfortunately 10am is the only time I have. It's a sandwich and soup place. That stuff should be ready to go especially in the winter. I'm super disappointed. I give them a lot of business personally and for my job, I think that's gonna change. read more

I just had the sad experience of ordering a Baja bowl. When my order arrived the amount of food in the bowl looked extremely small. It was so small I walked up to the counter and said is this a half order. They said no that's the amount the company says to put in the bowl. To be honest it looks so small look like a ration. I paid $12 for a few spoonfuls of food, absolutely ridiculous! Never ordering that again! Also questioning going to Panera in the first place. The prices are absolutely ridiculous! read more

My order is a egg and cheese breakfast sandwich with egg whites. They charged me for a sausage egg and cheese which was 7 dollars instead of my normal 5.49. I have been going to Panera for about 10 years and I know there is a way to charge without the meat. Manager said there wasn't a way to do so. I hope someone retrains them! read more

The customer service sucks. I ordered for curbside pickup, waited 10 mins in the lot called the store and the one who answered said will be out soon. Waited another 10 mins and nothing, went to the drive thru waited another 10 mins the staff who answered said i should come in the store???? Then said come to the window. The girl in the payment window said they went out and i was not there??? Duh!!!! Waited for 20 mins in the lot. She sounded like it was my fault for not waiting and slamed the window on my face. Did not even apologize for the delay. I am never coming back to this branch. read more

Incredibly slow service, drive thru crawls all the time. Being a Sip Club member loses its worth when it takes forever to get an iced tea. I was able to write this review while waiting for that same iced tea. Some day. read more

17 minutes in the drive through with only 2 cars ahead. I know places are struggling on how to handle dining room orders, drive through, Uber ect but we ordered 2 orders on chicken soup. My last time for at least a while. Lady who took the money and gave us the food couldn't have cared less. read more

Waited 10 minutes in the drive thru Last week saturday evening for two Lg. Green teas and they both tasted so watered down I ended up throwing them away. Very disappointed. read more

We been ordering from here about once a week for about 6 months, I am not big on 1 time bad service and write a review, however in this case I am taking the time because if they crew up your order, there is no customer service what so ever, they can't make it right by giving you a credit back to you card if order was placed online, nor could they send out what they forgot to put in your order. This was dinner time and I was left eating a bowl of cereal. No customer service what so ever, sending a voucher and not making things right is not a place I would order again from now that I know how they operate. read more

All I can say is EW. Ordered a salad, and there was black hairs in it. Not just one, but MANY small black hairs. I complained and they made a new salad, but it still had a bunch of black hairs in it. Manager told me they can't do anything about it and suggested I order something else. Why would I order something else just to have more black hairs in it? Avoid this Panera. Go to literally any other location!! read more

I go here because it's central to tge four of us friends who meet monthly. But that's the only reason we go-it's central. The place is decently cleaned and for the most part the beverages and condiments are fully stocked. The young people who work there are nice enough but they have zero initiative. No questions during order like do you want to use your Panera card or would you like a drink? Ordered the turkey chili (it's their staple soup) and the bacon tomato grilled cheese. So disappointed. The chili tasted like the garbanzo beans were stale and made the soup just taste old. That was sad too because otherwise it was flavorless. The sandwich (half because I did a pick two) was flat, the cheese had oozed out so there was really none left on the sandwich, chopped tomatoes instead of sliced so they fell out and 2 chewy pieces of thin bacon. The bread crusts were not chewable. read more

ZERO STARS REALLY Went to take a bite of my chipotle sandwich that had a small screw in it. HORRIBLE I took it back to show them and get a refund for my meal and they state "we don't even have screws that big here". like hold on are you serious? You know things like that off the top of your head? Only refunded my sandwich and where VERY RUDE I won't eat from their again after how unprofessional and inconsiderate they are. Not to mention a screw that was BAKED into the bread. Wish i took a picture of it. Clean your establishment and staff attitudes up. read more

I got a pick two order #438371889 on 6/2/20 and they didn't put a half sandwich in my order. I don't know how you miss putting a sandwich into a bag. Ruined the night and now it makes sense as to why this place has such a low rating. No longer visiting location. read more

It's become a running joke that I'm either cursed or someone has a Panera voodoo doll of me pushing the pins into my head & tummy. I've been meaning to post for many months but didn't want to make my first Yelp review a negative one. But now I have to. Since this is my local Panera I'm reviewing this location but my experiences are similar at other places just not as often. There is the convenience factor and Starbucks nearby doesn't have the food options. The facts: I repeatedly have order errors in the drive through One time it was wrong and I came back through to correct it, then it was wrong again. Yes, I should have checked it but I assumed special attention to making it right the second time. I could tell you about the time I ordered a SCRAMBLED egg sandwich, got an over-easy egg, bit into it in a rush in the car, and egg yolk erupted covering legs, center console, arm, and phone. I came back through, showed them the situation and asked for the right sandwich. The girl at the window seemed annoyed I bothered her. 8 minute wait. I get the order, I asked for extra napkins (to clean up) and she said there were some in the bag. I drive away. No napkins in the bag....and the replacement sandwich had the wrong meat on it even though I gave them the original receipt. FYI - egg yolk gets cold and hard fast. I have check my order each time and on at least 4 occasion in as many months it's been wrong. One time I ordered a chai latte. I got a regular coffee after asking what's taking so long and they forgot to make it! they forgot to make it (not drive through). The food is good, like any Panera. The lack of attention to detail on orders is epic. I can't believe there's no protest lines at this place. Oh yeah, one time I was told to pull forward and nobody ever came out. I go inside and they said they forgot about my order! ADVICE: check the order ALWAYS. Laughing to keep from crying... read more

Staff are very friendly & detailed. I have tried my stake panini at many locations, this was the best! This location is not too busy on Saturdays so makes it a great choice for light dinner & perhaps some work on weekends! read more

Panera Bread - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

Half the time I come here they can't even get my order right. I order Chips I get a fucking piece of bread, I order bacon on my Mac and cheese they don't even add it, cool I just paid two extra dollars for non-existent bacon. Honestly if you can go anywhere else for food do it or just try another location because this one is not up to par. Bunch of lazy high school kids. read more

Traveling through and needed lunch so I grabbed a half Greek salad. It tasted just as good as always with Panera however, the box was almost empty. There was barely any salad compared to my normal portion. My son liked his mac n cheese so that's why I gave 2 stars because they got that right. read more

Panera Bread - I ordered a half Greek salad to go and there was barely any salad in it. If I wasn't traveling I would have went back to complain. - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois

My boyfriend and I were driving around and decided to get Panera for dinner because we saw it and wanted some good food. And we got that and more! We were greeted when we walked in and the cashier was very kind! Our food was out quickly and was the perfect temperature! All of the drinks were fully stocked which isn't always the case at other Paneras. The food tasted great! I love the atmosphere of the restaurant! The workers all seemed to be joking around in the back and I loved that as I work in retail and know how important it is to have fun with your co-workers! The manager walked by and was super kind! She even handed out free pastries to all of us in the restaurant! I will definitely be coming back soon :) read more

Wow. Between getting the order wrong and actually ripping apart the bread apart instead of cutting it, you really show that you do not care about the quantity of your work. Im embarrassed for your store. read more

I went through the drive thru around dinner time, the service and food was good. My only issue is that I requested no tomatoes on my panini, when I got home, a slice of tomato was running loose in the bag along with another slice on top of my receipt on the panini box. Does anyone check this before the food goes out? Wtf. read more

Panera Bread - Rogue tomato on the loose in my drive thru bag. - Salad Near Me - Carpentersville, Illinois